Assam State Premier League

Assam State Premier League (ASPL) is the state-level top division football league in the Indian state of Assam, organised by Assam Football Association and Guwahati Sports Association. The inaugural edition of the league started in 2008 with Assam Rifles SC winning its first title. However, Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup winners United Chirang Duar FC got latest regional I-League 2 qualifier spot.

Assam State Premier League
Organising bodyAssam Football Association
Founded2008 (2008)
CountryIndia
Number of teams12 (2015)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toI-League 2
Relegation toAssam Club Championship
GSA Super Division Football League
Domestic cup(s)Bordoloi Trophy
Independence Day Cup
ATPA Shield
Current championsKarbi Anglong Morning Star FC (1st title)[1]
Most championshipsAssam Rifles SC
(3 titles)

Competition structure
Tier Division
I
(Level 4 on Indian football pyramid)		 Assam State Premier League
II
(Level 5 on Indian football pyramid)		 Assam Club Championship GSA Super Division Football League
III GSA A Division Football League
IV GSA B Division Football League
V GSA C Division Football League (youth teams)

The winner of Assam State Premier League gets promoted to I-League 2, and the last position team gets relegated to the Assam Club Championship. GSA Super Division Football League. From 2015 season the league has been revamped with the new format. The teams have been divided into two zones - Upper Assam and Lower Assam. The league began with the group stage. The top four teams from each zone qualified for the quarterfinals. The group matches were played on home and away basis.[2]

Most recent teams

The 12 clubs of ASPL are divided into two zones.[3][4]

Team Location
Upper Assam Zone
Barekuri FC Tinsukia
Golaghat Rhino FC Golaghat
Jorhat Town Club Jorhat
Moran Town Club Moranhat
Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC Diphu
Trinayanjyoti FC Dibrugarh
Lower Assam Zone
Baarhoongkha AC Kokrajhar
Global FC Gossaigaon Gossaigaon
FC Green Valley Guwahati
Guwahati F.C. Guwahati
Tezpur United FC Tezpur
Udalguri FC Udalguri

Champions
Season Champions Runners-up Note
2008–09 Assam Rifles Oil India FC
2009–10 Assam Rifles Assam Police Blues
2010–11 Assam Rifles Oil India FC [5]
2011–12 Oil India FC Assam Rifles
2012–13 Radial Club FC Green Valley
2013–14 Assam Police Blues FC Green Valley
2015 Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC FC Green Valley [1]

See also

References
  1. "Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC crowned champions of ASPL 2015". www.aiff.com.
  2. "ASPL to wear new look". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  3. ASPL to wear new look The Telegraphy. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015
  4. "Assam Football Association announce re-launch of ASPL". www.aiff.com.
  5. "Assam Rifles clinched Assam State Premier League". assamtimes.org. Retrieved 11 April 2023.


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